The 28th edition of "The Secret Guide to Computers" is our best yet!
It contains more than 20,000 improvements on the 27th edition. It includes much more about how to use Windows Me & XP, Microsoft Office XP, HTML, Visual Basic, Linux KDE, Palm, and many other topics.

We include up-to-date advice about which computer equipment to buy and how to use & fix it. We include the results of the HP-Compaq merger, the eMachines rebates, NuTrend's Web-only ordering, Gateway's downfall, and Apple's eMac & revamped iMac. We analyze the new viruses: Snow White, Magistrate, Sircam, Nimda, and Klez.

We've added new sections explaining Windows Media Player, CD burners, scanners, digital cameras, Google, other top Web sites, and msconfig. We include the newest versions of Windows, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Linux. Compared with the 27th edition, we include twice as much about search engines, 12 times as much about Visual Basic, and 23 times as much about HTML.

Free helpCall the author, Russ Walter, at 603-666-6644, whenever you need a "helping hand" or a "shoulder to cry on" or a giggle. Call day or night, 24 hours: he's usually in and sleeps just lightly. You can phone to ask about books, order them, get free help about computers or life, or just say hi. Russ will do whatever he can to make you happy. Go ahead: phone 603-666-6644 now! (If you wish to write to russ@secretfun.com, Russ will read your message then typically wait for your phone call, since good support requires phone interaction.)

Free readingYou can read, for free, some chapters from the 28th edition, plus more reviews (from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, PC World, etc.) and fan mail. Just click here.

DiscountsThe 28th edition lists for $17.50. Pay less by joining your friends....Take a 20% discount for 2 copies, so you pay just $14.00 each.Take a 44% discount for 4 copies, so you pay just $9.80 each.Take a 60% discount for 60 copies, so you pay just $7.00 each.Take a 66% discount for 660 copies, so you pay just $5.95 each.

Classic bargainsTo include so many new topics, the 28th edition omits our famous explanations of older topics, which you can still get in classic editions reissued at bargain prices:
27th edition for $5, 26th edition for $4, 23rd edition for $3

We're having a special sale for prepaid bulk purchases....
27th edition: $4 each for 4 copies, $3 each for 10 copies
26th edition: $3 each for 4 copies, $2 each for 10 copies
23rd edition: $2 each for 4 copies, $1 each for 10 copies
To get those special-sale prices: order before the sale ends, mention "Web special",
request shipping to a single location, and
prepay (by credit card, check, money order, or cash).

Shipping choicesFor shipping to the USA, you have 3 choices:Standard is free, takes 1-2 weeksUPS, available if ordering at least 2 books to original 48 states, costs $5 total, takes 1 week or lessAir costs $3 per book, takes 2-3 days

For shipping to other countries, you have 2 choices:Standard costs $2 per book, takes 3-8 weeksAir costs $9 per book, takes 1-2 weeks

All those times are typical but can increase 50% if the post office or UPS is overloaded.

ResellersThousands of people resell our books worldwide at bookstores, colleges, computer clubs, events, and Web sites. You can buy there or directly from us. Resellers invent their own prices, which can be lower or higher than ours. You'll typically do best buying directly from us, since we offer quantity discounts, classic discounts, free US shipping, underpriced international shipping, no tax, a money-back guarantee, and immediate service.

Here are examples of resellers (phone us for other resellers and free libraries near you):Pat Rosenheim's Web site sells the 28th edition for $12Josh Feingold's Web site sells the 28th edition for $14
and gives free peeks at most 28th-edition chapters (altered to say the book costs $14 from him)New York City bookstore: Computer Book Works, 212-385-1616, $14 plus tax or shippingLos Angeles bookstore: Opamp Technical Books, 323-464-4322, $16.63 plus tax or shipping